Cue the drum roll🥁!  At our newly expanded workshop in Bergen, we are assembling the latest batch of Pinovo's Clean Blasting PiSys Flex machines.

With our technology, customers get not only these industrial advantages
💪 No need for the expensive scaffolding and sheeting required for the traditional surface treatment methods of open grit blasting, and high pressure water jetting.
💪 You can continue to run other operations beside our equipment when it is operating, and no shut down of activity required.
💪 Because our equipment is #ATEX certified, it can operate in explosive environments.
💪 With our high quality filters, and because we capture all the dust, Pinovo's equipment can also used to remove lead and other toxic paints.
💰 And, Pinovo’s solution is about 33% less expensive than the traditional surface treatment methods for spot blasting. This cost saving can increase to over 60% when our tools are combined with Rope Access.

🌊 On top of all of that, we stop Paint Microplastic Emissions at source, preventing them from entering the Environment, and most often, the Ocean.

♻️ And, because we recycle and reuse the blasting grit at least 20 times, grit usage is up to 80% lower compared to open grit blasting. This means not only significant cost savings for the customer, but also over 60% lower CO2 Emissions thanks to the lower grit usage, transport, collection and disposal.

Pinovo - Clean Blasting Technology that Stops Paint Microplastics to Protect Ocean Health
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Delivering a top quality surface finish, and stopping Paint Microplastics at Nieuwpoort in Belgium.

Hats off to the great team at our Distributor in the Benelux Region, Perspect Industrial Products B.V. ATEX-tools, for providing another innovative solution to its customers!  Follow this link to see the video 
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/atex-tools_atex-perspect-surfacepreparation-activity-7244241014322794496-jXwW?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Some of the world’s leading scientific experts on the subject of Microplastics, led by Prof. RICHARD THOMPSON OBE FRS, the “Godfather of Microplastics”, have come together to write an Article for the journal Science, bringing us up-to-date on the current state of scientific knowledge on the problem of Microplastic Pollution.  Link to the Article - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl2746

You should check out the infographics in the Article, which are brilliant 👏 !

Some key insights 💡 in this new Article are

"To underscore the urgency, forecasting models indicate that, under business-as-usual scenarios, microplastic leakage to the environment could rise by 1.5 to 2.5 times by 2040.....The overarching message is clear, environmental concentrations and exposure of biota and humans are set to increase.”

“...there is clear evidence of growing public concern about the potential for such (human health) effects... and the wider human health and social justice implications and, given the persistence of microplastic and the near impossibility of their removal once dispersed in the environment, an increasing emphasis should be placed on taking a precautionary approach.”

“...Many actions (as solutions to microplastic pollution) to date have focused on downstream, end-of-pipe solutions,….There is growing evidence that upstream approaches will be most effective.”

“...policy action does not have to wait, it can be justified on the basis of the precautionary principle and so measures can, and arguably should, be taken now to reduce emissions."

This new Article is timely because Microplastic Pollution is a very live topic, not just in the world of science, but also now in the regulatory and political spheres.

Just yesterday, at the UN General Assembly in New York, the Nordic Co-operation on the Environment and Climate issued a Declaration calling for the proposed UN Plastics Treaty to include “….dedicated measures for regulating microplastics related to their source and routes of leakage…”. This comprises specific land and sea based sources of microplastics including Paint.

Link to Declaration 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUPW-xPc

The next step is #INC-5 in Busan, Korea in November, and (hopefully🤞) agreement on a UN #PlasticsTreaty which the Science Article says “…now brings tangible opportunity for international actions….in which dedicated provisions on microplastic pollution will be essential.”
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Fig. 2. Sources and pathways leading to environmental accumulation of microplastics.
(A) Human activities leading to six key sources of microplastics; (B) the relative contribution of each to the marine environment , together with (C) quantities reported in various environmental compartments. Note that inter-comparisons between environmental compartments should be made with caution because of variations in methods of sampling and enumeration.

This disturbing Financial Times article👇 asks if the rising rates of cancer in young people could be caused by #microplastic #pollution?

Recent scientific research is showing that cancer may no longer be "a disease of old age", given the rates of several cancers are rising faster among the young than among the old. As the FT reports, "Scientists at the American Cancer Society have confirmed the trend across a wider range of cancers, with statistics broadly suggesting that a Gen X or Millennial is more likely to develop certain types of the disease than her Baby-boomer parents."

While known cancer risk factors such as sedentary behaviour, changes in diet, rising levels of obesity and diabetes, may account for some of this increase, the presence of cancer patients in Harvard University’s Cancer Institute clinic who are young, fit and healthy, has led the scientists to look for environmental carcinogens capable of affecting entire generations.

The FT journalist, Anjana Ahuja goes on "Last year, New Zealand researchers showed that microplastics, now found everywhere and ingested from infancy onwards, could disrupt the gut lining. The prevalence of microplastic pollution since the 1960s — the tiny plastic particles come from consumer products and the breakdown of industrial waste — has the right timeline and might explain the compounding effect between generations, but it needs further investigation."

This tells us why the current negotiations of a #UN #Plastics #Treaty really, really matter!

Those negotiations will come to a head in Busan, Korea in November at #INC-5, when hopefully, Global Rules that seek to address problematic and avoidable plastic products, chemicals of concern and product design will be approved.

This includes Microplastics, and Pinovo applauds the fact that Microplastic Pollution is now firmly “on the agenda” in the UN Plastic Treaty negotiations.

https://on.ft.com/4gp0efo​

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Clean Blasting is now being used for surface maintenance in the Food Industry! A first for Pinovo and for Toro, and confirmation of the switch to clean methods of paint and corrosion removal!

Toro has, since 1946, made its way into every Norwegian home as a manufacturer of soups, sauces and similar products. It is a subsidiary of Orkla Foods Norge AS and one of their biggest brands. As you can imagine, for Toro, hygiene is mission critical in all aspects of production and maintenance, for food safety reasons. So, a clean dustless solution like Pinovo’s fits the bill!

Glad to say that the clean spot blasting undertaken with Pinovo’s technology, on the painted steel beams, floors and tanks in Toro's production facilities in Arne, near Bergen, was successfully completed, and will be continued in their ongoing maintenance programme. Hats off to Toro for leading the way in the food industry, and for choosing the sustainable surface maintenance solution!

We would like to thank Toro/Orkla Foods Norge AS, and KTV Group AS for their confidence in our clean blasting technology. ​

Why was 11th June, 2024 an important date?!  Because on that day, there were only 2030 days left until 1 January, 2030?!  And why does that matter, you might well ask?!

Well, 2030 is the year in which we are due to have achieved all of the #SDGs, or UN Sustainable Development Goals. These are the 17 big targets agreed by all UN members back in 2015, created with the aim of achieving "peace and prosperity for people and the planet - while tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests”.

It is clear that each and every one of those SDGs is a “Big Ask”! The argument in favour of having BHAG’s is that they better mobilise and motivate everyone “to reach for the sky”, and in that way we will ultimately achieve more than if we had set more limited “reasonable” goals.

Pinovo marked 11th June, 2024, and the remaining 2030 days left until 2030, by participating at the seminar #Wakeup2030 hosted by Inventas that shone a light on the solutions, like Pinovo's that have been developed to help us achieve the SDG’s.

Pinovo is focused on and driven by SDG14 - Life below water - which aims to protect and ensure the sustainable use of oceans. We have developed and patented Clean Blasting Technology that Stops Paint Microplastic Emissions. In that way, we are playing our part to Protect Ocean Health, because….#PaintIsPlastic!

The seminar was a great opportunity to remind ourselves why the SDG’s really matter, why we should be positive and optimistic about our capacity to have an impact on them, and why we must keep our eye on the prize of achieving the SDG's.

Follow this link to watch the Inventas video - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/inventas_wakeup-2030-det-er-fortsatt-tid-til-%C3%A5-handle-activity-7208767848943394817-syiV?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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Congratulations 🙌  to our Robotics 🤖 Partner, Remotion AS for the great profile which they were given on NRK, Norwegian National Television 📺!

Robotic Surface Treatment Solutions marry productivity, operator safety and sustainability advantages.
They deliver cleaner, safer, and more cost efficient solutions for customers.

And they stop Paint Microplastics to protect Ocean Health!  What's not to like about all of that?!


Remotion AS
We had the incredible opportunity to welcome NRK to our office yesterday, where we shared the remarkable growth story of Remotion and showcased our groundbreaking robot technology. 🤖✨

The energy in the oil industry is at an all-time high, and the interest in our innovations is booming! It's truly inspiring to see how our solutions are making waves and attracting attention from key players in the field.

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to push the boundaries and drive innovation forward!

https://lnkd.in/g8aDXt4p

https://tv.nrk.no/se?v=NNFA19060324

UN World Oceans Day is officially 8th June, but is marked this year by a big UN event on Friday 7th June. The powerful 💪 short video below👇 shows just why the Ocean 🌊 matters to all of us, and how you can register for the virtual event.

At Pinovo we play our part in Protecting Ocean Health by Stopping Paint Microplastics with our Clean Blasting Technology, because, as you know,.....#PaintIsPlastic!

https://youtu.be/CdPQLsq9biU?feature=shared​